Health
PepsiCo joins Coca-Cola in exploring cannabis drinks
PepsiCo on Tuesday joined the growing list of big companies to confirm potential interest in making drinks with cannabis.
Oct 2, 2018
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News tagged with federal law
Health
US Supreme Court to decide Nov 10 on health care case
The US Supreme Court will decide on November 10 whether or not to take up the case of President Barack Obama's historic health care law, court sources said Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2011
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Medications
Herbal drug kratom contains opioids, FDA says
(HealthDay)—The popular botanical drug kratom essentially is an opioid, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday.
Feb 6, 2018
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Health
NY bill would require bachelor's degrees for RNs
(AP) -- New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor's degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, ...
Dec 30, 2011
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study explores how marijuana affects workouts
As an ultramarathoner who covers as many as 100 miles a week during peak training, Heather Mashhoodi has to get creative to make the miles go by faster.
Dec 7, 2021
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Medications
Pharmaceutical intellectual property laws need reform
Canada's pharmaceutical intellectual property laws need major reform to encourage and protect innovation in developing new drugs, states an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Nov 7, 2011
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study: Cannabis can make workouts more fun, but it's no performance-enhancer
A bit of weed before a workout can boost motivation and make exercise more enjoyable. But if performance is the goal, it may be best to skip that joint.
Jan 3, 2024
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Addiction
What is harm reduction?
Harm reduction is exactly what it sounds like: reducing the harm associated with using drugs through a variety of public health interventions. But the concept relies on more than these tools and begins, at the most fundamental ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Health
Calif. hospital system settles celeb records cases
(AP) -- Years after hospital employees were accused of snooping into the medical records of celebrity patients, UCLA Health System agreed to pay an $865,000 settlement for potential violations of federal privacy laws.
Jul 8, 2011
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Report says nursing home industry needs an overhaul
The nursing home industry is awash in ineffective care and staffing shortages, claims a new report that calls for sweeping changes in an industry whose failures have only been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Apr 7, 2022
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